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River Sioux Iowa Map

Explore River Sioux, Iowa, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of River Sioux, Iowa

How to Use This River Sioux, Iowa Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for River Sioux, Iowa. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Iowa or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to River Sioux.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	River Sioux
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Harrison County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.805821
Longitude	-96.046401
Population	42
Density	42.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	51545
Area Code	641
County Seat	Logan
School District	West Harrison Community School District

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About River Sioux, Iowa

River Sioux is a locality in Harrison County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 42. The population density is 42.6 people per km². River Sioux is located at 41.8058°N, 96.0464°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 51545.

River Sioux emerges from the vast, undulating expanse of the Iowa plains where the horizon stretches in a continuous, hushed line of earth and sky. It lies 38.8 miles north-northwest of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 346°T), and is situated 18.5 miles north-northeast of Blair. The Little Sioux River carves a serpentine path through the terrain, its banks lined with the quiet persistence of tall grasses and native flora that bow to the prevailing winds. To the west, the distinct, wind-blown silt formations of the Loess Hills State Forest rise like a silent, earthen rampart, casting long shadows across the tilled fields as the sun begins its slow descent. Just a mile away, the Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp soil and the seasonal transition of prairie life. The light at dusk here possesses a particular, honeyed quality, catching the edges of the distant fields and turning the gray-toned stalks of late-season vegetation into a shimmering, temporary gold.

River Sioux remains deeply anchored to the rhythms of an agrarian economy, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the measured pace of the days. The land, rich and dark, serves as the primary engine for a community that values the quiet labor of cultivation and the sturdy legacy of its early settlers. A few miles to the east, the waters of Smith Lake provide a calm, glassy counterpoint to the movement of the nearby river, offering a place of stillness that reflects the expansive, open-ended nature of the local landscape. Life here is defined by an unshowy, literate civility, where the inhabitants move with a purpose that honors the endurance of the soil and the persistent, quiet history of the region. There is a profound honesty in the way the local architecture sits upon the earth, unadorned and functional, mirroring the straightforward, steady character of those who live within the reach of these vast, productive plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 275° W
Little Sioux Access (State Recreation Area) — 0.7 mi, 263° W
O'Day Wetland Restoration (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 191° S
Murray Hall (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 077° E
Gee-Hruska Wetland Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 185° S
Loess Hills State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.1 mi, 135° SE
Deer Island Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 282° W
Murray Hill Scenic Overlook (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 048° NE
Pelican Point State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.8 mi, 297° NW
Mondamin Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 169° S
Preparation Canyon State Park (State Park) — 8.9 mi, 048° NE
Burt County Museum (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 259° W
Pioneer Log Cabin (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 131° SE
Magnolia Town Pump (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 131° SE
Moorhead Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 12.8 mi, 051° NE
Monona County Veterans Memorial Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 350° N
Monona County Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 350° N
Lewis and Clark State Park (State Park) — 16.4 mi, 340° N
Tree Shelter (Public Artwork) — 17.4 mi, 340° N
Museum of Religious Arts (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 138° SE
State Savings Bank/Harrison Mutual Ins. Association (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 130° SE
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.6 mi, 177° S · 16k acres
Steamboat Museum (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 177° S
Madsen Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 18.5 mi, 198° S
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.4 mi, 174° S · 7,936 acres
Caboose (Monument) — 23.6 mi, 293° NW
Pawnee Recreation Area Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 28.4 mi, 012° N
Hooper (Monument) — 29.3 mi, 241° SW
Upper Lake Cunningham Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 30.3 mi, 182° S
Top End (Viewpoint) — 32.2 mi, 190° S

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